locate file in package?

Scott Kitterman kubuntu at kitterman.com
Wed Aug 16 18:16:40 UTC 2006


On Wednesday 16 August 2006 14:11, D. R. Evans wrote:
> I didn't receive any useful responses to the e-mail below, which I first
> sent a few days ago (although thank you Roshan for trying).
>
> I am still stuck on this. It's the first thing I've hit in Kubuntu that
> hasn't been obvious :-( Can anyone help?
>
> -----
>
> I have just started experimenting with kubuntu, after years of working with
> Mandrake/Mandriva.
>
> I have a simple question. Suppose that I want to install a package that
> will install a particular file, X. How do I determine which package will
> provide the file X?
>
> (In Mdv, this is the "find in file names" search option when installing a
> package with the Mandriva Control Center -- that's the functionality I'm
> trying to find in kubuntu.)
>
You can always do it here:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/

Scott K




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